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Recruiting and retention in the workforce revolution

Anne Petrik — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 20:06:00 +0000

Trash your talent strategy — it’s time to start over. The rapid evolution of the digital workplace and shifting talent market have left organizations struggling to keep up. At the same time, the rise of the candidate-driven market and trends...

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Improvement in CEO confidence is ‘good-bad news’ [Q3 2022 Vistage CEO Confidence Index]

Joe Galvin — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 23:35:00 +0000

The temperature in Phoenix might be “down” to 95 degrees — theoretically good news as it may be cooler than the 105-degree mark reached the day before — but that’s still really hot. That is the concept of “good-bad news.”...

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Member roundtable on hiring best practices

Anne Petrik — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 18:32:00 +0000

Our research shows that 65% of CEOs report they are not able to operate at full capacity due to hiring challenges. While boosting wages continually tops the list of how small and midsize businesses are addressing this challenge, this CEO...

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Freefall of small business confidence tempered [WSJ/Vistage July 2022]

Anne Petrik — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 17:20:00 +0000

One of the most hotly contested headlines is whether the decline in the second quarter GDP numbers indicates that we are in a recession. And certainly, if you define a recession solely by 2 quarters of negative GDP growth, the...

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Inflation’s steady rise continues to impact small and midsize businesses

Joe Galvin — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 23:05:00 +0000

Trees don’t grow to the sky, but with June’s inflation rate rising from 8.6% in May to 9.1%, you have to wonder where the top is. The steady rise of inflation has touched every aspect of business and life —...

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Small businesses managing costs amid recession speculation [WSJ/Vistage June 2022]

Anne Petrik — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 19:30:00 +0000

As the debate continues about whether we are in — or approaching — a recession, small business sentiment seems to lean toward that path. While the declines of the WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index over the past year were...

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Persistent uncertainty tempers small business confidence [WSJ/Vistage April 2022]

Anne Petrik — Mon, 02 May 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Last month, the uncertainty of the Russia-Ukraine war and its impact on the economy led to a dropoff in confidence among small businesses. While the war’s impact may have lessened, uncertainty persists for small businesses, largely in the form of...

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Small business economic confidence plummets [WSJ/Vistage March 2022]

Anne Petrik — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 21:47:27 +0000

While small business confidence hit a plateau through different economic headwinds over the last several months, the Russian invasion of Ukraine certainly amped up uncertainty levels, causing the WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index to fall 9 points in one...

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Gender equity is everyone’s business

Joe Galvin — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 20:55:00 +0000

Today, women are underrepresented at every level of business leadership. To achieve gender equity, we need everyone — including male allies — to understand why it matters and how to get involved. What does it mean to be a male...

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Small business confidence stuck on pause [WSJ/Vistage Feb 2022]

Anne Petrik — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 23:15:00 +0000

While the past month has brought some calming of the headwinds of supply chain problems and Omicron-related absences, there has been little improvement in operational challenges of talent scarcity and inflationary pressures facing small businesses. As a result, the WSJ/Vistage...

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